Azharuddin gets life ban

India's cricket board today banned former captain Mohammed Azharuddin for life over his role in a match-fixing scandal.

Ajay Sharma, another former Test star, also received a life ban while two other players, Manoj Prabhakar and Ajay Jadeja, were suspended for five years.

The Board of Cricket Control in India imposed a life ban on Azharuddin, 38, after he admitted to fixing three one-day internationals. The Indian team's former physiotherapist Ali Irani has also been banned for five years.